Anyone who rides looking at the ground eight inches in front of their tire shouldn’t be riding a bike

this is what I found most egregious. People can get weirdo nitpicky about their geo and what works for them (while it probably shouldn’t) may not work for most. That’s fine. But if someone’s preferred method of riding is watching their front wheel while they go over potholes they should probably just not ride a bike.

Target fixation is an attentional phenomenon observed in humans in which an individual becomes so focused on an observed object (be it a target or hazard) that they inadvertently increase their risk of colliding with the object. It is associated with scenarios in which the observer is in control of a high-speed vehicle or other mode of transportation, such as fighter pilots, race-car drivers and motorcyclists. In such cases, the observer may fixate so intently on the target that they steer in